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    M17X R2 fan upgrade

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Hijakd, Nov 4, 2011.

  1. Hijakd

    Hijakd Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys I have just done the retention clip mod and repasted my cpu and gpu, the gpu temps dropped by about 20c which made me really bloody happy :) they once peaked at about 90c and now stay down around 69c under load on BF3. The cpu is a 940xm so I expected it to run hotter than the 720qm, it sits around 44c idle and gos up to around 79-80c under load.

    ANYWAY - I have a SF-19 cooler and that is helping, however I also run the 3 fans in the m17x r2 flat out nearly all the time to keep things as cool as possible :cool: , lets cut to the chase here lol are there replacement fans we can use in the m17x r2 that go to a higher rpm or flow better than the stock ones?
     
    Hijakd, Nov 4, 2011
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  2. katalin_2003

    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    Unfortunately, no, I've been looking into this for the past year.
    So no unless you do some major modifications :/
     
    katalin_2003, Nov 4, 2011
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  3. Hijakd

    Hijakd Notebook Geek

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    thats bad news then, I would have thought that would be a product at least one company would have jumped on :(
     
    Hijakd, Nov 4, 2011
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